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Apprentice Crop Technician / Grower

APS Growers Ltd
Pay: £313.20
Location: Yorkshire Brough United Kingdom
Category: Entry Level
Available from: Aug 2019
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor & Outdoor
Job reference: E02989481
2019-05-28 2019-07-01

Job Description

This apprenticeship offers the opportunity for people with prior scientific or engineering backgrounds a route into one of the largest commercial growing operations in the UK. As a level 3 horticultural apprentice, we foresee the successful candidates as on the first steps towards becoming a commercial grower. Horticultural growers play a key role to the future success of our business and the industry in general.



We expect that our apprentices will seize this exciting new learning opportunity to develop themselves and progress in this industry.




  • All aspects of commercial tomato production including the scientific monitoring and control of plant technologies

  • Our apprentices will need to become familiar with all plant related control systems and equipment

  • Involvement in new projects and developments for the group

  • This vacancy will include residential study weeks at Reaseheath College

  • This vacancy will involve rotation around our growing sites and dedicated packhouses

  • The apprentices will spend time with other aspects of the business including commercial, technical and supply chain to gain a full understanding about modern large scale horticultural businesses

  • Towards the end of the apprenticeship, we would expect successful candidates to spend some time working at our partner grower’s sites in Europe


Personal Qualities :

  • Confident

  • Enthusiastic

  • Articulate

  • Willingness to learn

  • Flexible

  • Mobile



Skills Required :

  • Prior learning in Science or Engineering desirable but not essential



Future Prospects :

  • APS is committed to assisting our colleagues to achieve their maximum potential in all areas. We would expect our apprentices to develop their careers in line with their abilities. There is a potential to move into management positions and in particular move towards high level growing roles


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